I can't be the only one who feels like the fear of Jangles the Clown is a metaphor for Riley getting molested by the clown at her birthday party.
It's also been suggested that Riley's mother has depression because Sadness is in charge in her mind, and her father has anger management problems because Anger is in charge in his mind.
It's also been suggested that Riley's mother has depression because Sadness is in charge in her mind, and her father has anger management problems because Anger is in charge in his mind.
Pretty deep movie.